Edwin Starr - Agent double o soul
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Agent Double ‘O’ Soul
Edwin Starr’s first release in 1965. Failed to chart in UK but became
A Northern Soul Classic in the seventies.
Bass Performance Bob Babbitt. Tab by bass50611. This also was a
First recording for Motown by Bob Babbitt so welcome to my tab
This is how I see it, not exact, more of a simplified version
On the original recording within the outro you can hear 2 basses
It is alleged that the second bass is James Jamerson.
Intro:
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|------2----------2---2---2------2----2--4-6-|
E|-4---4-------4-4---4---4------4----4--------|
Verse 1: (Play This x2)
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-5-6-------------------4-5-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4-4--4--------4--4-4--4-4--4--------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-5-6----------------4-5-6-|
A|-4--4-4--4-4--4-------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
E|------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---4-2-4--6-|
E|----------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6-|
E|-2-3-4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------4-5-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4-4--4------|
Verse 2: (Play This x2)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-5-6-----------------4-5-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4-4--4--------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-5-6-----------------4-5-6-|
A|-4--4-4--4-4--4--------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
(Break)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6---4-2-4--6-|
E|----------------------------------|
Chorus:
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6-|
E|-2-3-4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------4-5-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4-4--4------|
Bridge 1: (Play This Bit x2)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-5-6-----------------------|
A|-4--4-4--4-4--4----------------------4-5-6-|
E|-----------------------4--4-4--4-4--4------|
Bridge 2:
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------1--2--3--4---------------------1--2--3--4-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--4------------|
(Break)
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------1-|
A|-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1----|
E|------------------------|
(Play This Bit x2)
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------1-2-3-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---------|
Outro: (Repeat Outro To Fade)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6---------------4-5-6-|
E|-4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4--4------|